Join a panel of audiovisual experts as they discuss the hottest trends expected at DSE 2018. This one-hour course will cover the most stunning technologies, experiences, and movements we expect to see at the show. More importantly, we’ll discuss why these trends matter and how you can use them to better your business. ANC's Senior Vice President of Integration and Product Development Malik Khan will be participating.

ANC took over Hollywood this past weekend for NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, CA. ANC’s 6mm LED displays were utilized at the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center to display engaging game & sponsorship content. The Staples Center hosted All-Star Saturday and the All-Star Game while the Los Angeles Convention Center hosted the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

Forbes - Part of the venue's marketing strategy has to ensure that every event, from NHL and NBA games to concerts — delivers an unparalleled customer experience (CX). According to John Page, President of the Wells Fargo Complex in Philadelphia, the focus is on customer service that is achieved through multiple channels and a large talented team. For example, the Wells Fargo Center’s new LED boards throughout the arena have transformed its visual presentation capabilities. They partnered with industry-leader ANC to install 10,000 incremental square feet of LED technology. The arena now features a total of 19,800 square feet, which is more than any other NHL and NBA arena.

Systems Contractor News - Love is in the air today—after all, it is Valentine’s Day. Since I’m feeling mushy, I thought I’d share what I love about my job, which I’m sure you’ve heard me say a million times: it’s the people. Having the opportunity to work with this crazy, smart, funny, and interesting group of people on a daily basis puts a smile on my face. I know many others feel the same way I do, so I reached out to some influential #AVTweeps and asked them what they love about their jobs.

Hamden, Connecticut – Feb. 12, 2018 – Quinnipiac University expanded its partnership with technology service provider ANC with the installation of three new scoreboard systems for Quinnipiac Athletics. The new scoreboard systems were designed specifically for Quinnipiac’s field hockey, soccer, lacrosse and rugby teams and are fully operational for the 2018 season. The two new scoreboards for field hockey, soccer and lacrosse include a 16mm outdoor LED display measuring 260 x 460 pixels beside a traditional scoreboard display, while the scoreboard for rugby measures 13’ high by 16’ wide and incorporates Amber LED to display the digits, team names, and captions. Each will provide game information, with the LED screen being used to display game clips and team and sponsorship graphics.

From standard digital signage to spectacular displays. ANC's software is known throughout the industry for creating immersive experiences by synchronizing LED, LCD, and other venue technologies. The software is also know for its state of the art auditing system that relays exposure reports and action sequences to our partners. Auditing is vital when determining when and how many times content plays and the ability to troubleshoot issues in operations. Wanting to ensure our partners receive the best technology solutions in the industry, ANC has created a new advanced auditing system that will allow our partners access to more information than ever before.

On January 24th, ANC & CEO Jerry Cifarelli were honored as one of CEO Report’s 2018 Corporate Culture Award Winners at a ceremony at the NFL Experience in New York City. CEO Report's Corporate Culture Awards program honors companies that foster a creative, collaborative workplace culture to enhance performance and sustain a competitive advantage. Corporate Culture Award winners will have championed for a positive, productive culture in their organization, and will have worked with employees to develop successful cultural practices. ANC was recognized for their unique and supportive work environment, providing the tools and resources for all employees to succeed. Apart from their beautiful office space in Purchase, NY, ANC prides itself on organizing company get togethers to boost team building and award employees for their hard work and dedication.

Every season, Stadium Journey looks back on the top 100 stadium expereinces in the United States and Canada. They asked their 100 writers to give a list of their Top 10 stadiums in North America, and from those votes, compiled the best of 2017. This year, 15 ANC venue technology partners were highlighted, including 3 in the top 10. The venues included Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox), Dodgers Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers), Notre Dame Stadium (University of Notre Dame), and the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia Flyers).

Sports Video Group - In a perfect world for in-venue content creators, all videoboards would be shaped in a nice and tidy 16×9 aspect ratio. In an industry where everyone is looking for a way to stand out from the crowd, however, it pays to think outside the box. This year, Villanova debuted a unique pairing of videoboards inside the longtime campus staple, Jake Nevin Field House.

Take a look back at some of the highlights of our work in 2017, which includes projects with University of Notre Dame, University of Texas, University of Utah, Arizona State University, University of Montana, and the Wells Fargo Center.

AVIXA - The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia has continuously stretched the bounds of large-scale video display throughout its 15-year partnership with integration and content specialist ANC. Together they pioneered one of the earliest 360-degree wraparound LED ribbons in the bowl and went big with an upgraded center-hung display back in 2006, and then moved outdoors to add two massive outdoor displays and highway-facing billboards. Lit with content created and managed by a collaborative in-house and ANC team, the integrated display system sends a cohesive message inside and out with video, animations, sponsor content, promotions, and statistics.

16:9 PROJECTS PODCAST: WELLS FARGO CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA

Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is home to both the 76ers basketball team and Flyers hockey team, as well as the usual stream of arena-scale concerts and events (I’m looking at you Disney On Ice). So imagine trying to install almost 20,000 square feet of interior LED displays throughout the venue without being able to impact the experience of the tens of thousands of fans attending each event. In this podcast, Sixteen:Nine speaks with Chris Mascatello, Executive Vice President – Technology Solutions for ANC to discuss the large upgrade project at Wells Fargo Center that adds two impressive atrium display systems and new LED bowl fascia ribbons to the arena’s centre-hung display, two outdoor LED displays, highway facing billboards and digital menu-board technology, all controlled by the same system.

Villanova University today announced it has selected ANC to install a new video display and audio system within Finneran Pavilion, the new home of Wildcat men's & women's basketball. "Villanova University is proud of our elite men's and women's basketball programs and aim to create a world class environment for our athletes, students, and fans, said Mark Jackson, Director of Athletics, Villanova University. "The new Finneran Pavilion will be equipped with industry leading technology to create a best-in-class atmosphere." The new video display system is comprised of 1,700 sq. ft. of LED that is part of the larger renovation project to improve the former Pavilion, which will reopen in time for the start of the 2018-2019 season. The video display system includes a main video display measuring 17.64' high by 23.94' wide and a unique suspended ring display that offers fans 360 degrees of interactive content.

BucknellBison.com - An exciting arsenal of two new video displays intended to further enhance the fan and player experience at Sojka Pavilion will be unveiled for the start of the 2017-18 basketball season. Prior to last season’s basketball campaign, Bucknell and ANC teamed up to install the first high-definition video board in Sojka Pavilion on the northeast façade. The 12-feet-high by 20-feet-wide board supplanted the original matrix display that had been in place since the facility opened in 2003, and now the video offerings in Sojka Pavilion are set to be expanded even further this season.

The University of Utah has selected North Ridge Construction, Inc., ANC, and TSA Architects to install a new center-hung display for the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The display will be ready for the 2017-2018 basketball season. The 15,000 seat Jon M. Huntsman Center serves as the primary venue for the University of Utah Basketball teams and Gymnastics and is the largest arena in the Pac-12 Conference. The new technology will help to create an immersive engaging environment for all University of Utah students, fans, and alumni.

The University of Montana has selected ANC to design and install a new center-hung display at the 7,000 plus seat Dahlberg Arena, home to the Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz basketball teams. The new center-hung will be the only one in the Big Sky Conference to have four 6mm LED video displays. The four main 6mm LED video displays measure 9.45’ high by 16.38’ wide and will include four 6mm LED video displays along the bottom of the display measuring 2.62’ high by 14.70’ wide. The displays will feature video, animations, sponsor content, promotions, and statistics to help engage fans, students, and alumni. ANC collaborated with the University on the design process, providing support beginning with the initial design, through the installation, and will manage and operate the new center-hung display.

Commercial Integrator - Two of the most historic teams in college football will play under video boards that will not only help them remain in the national championship hunt, but will also help them recruit thenext wave of tech-savvyyoung gridiron stars to their campuses. For the University of Texas Longhorns, the new video board—which is fourth-largest in the NCAA—continues the tradition of being on the leading edge of technology as the school was one of the first to adopt LED several years ago, says Chris Mascatello, executive VP of technology sales and services at ANC. For the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, high-tech video boards are unchartered territory and a quest that didn’t come easily or quickly. With that said, the historic campus is now home to the largest 10 mm resoultion video board in all of college football.

SCN Think Tank presents a series of sessions in which moderators and panelists from different sides of the design, integration, manufacturing, and experience development process ask tough questions about technology and the future of the AV industry. ANC's Chris Mascatello will participate in a conversation about client demands that drive the day, including immersive experiences, collaboration and ideation, and the internet of everything.

AZ Central (USA Today) - The Arizona State football game day experience will improve exponentially starting Thursday with the debut of a 47-by-113 feet video board at the north end of Sun Devil Stadium. The board, installed by technology company ANC, is the eighth largest in college football, according to Josh Richard, ASU athletics manager of game presentation. It also includes a major improvement in the stadium sound system that Richard said Monday will be among the most appreciated features.

AV Technology Magazine - “AVoIP is in its infancy. It will take some time for it to mature and this could lead to a universality of solutions,” suggests Malik Khan, senior vice president, product design and integration for ANC. “Technology managers should work within the solutions that are available today, which are not interoperable, but plan their infrastructure for three to five years out. If the technology or solutions available change, upgrading the system is easier if the backbone is built to handle it.”

NCAA.com - Towering over the south end zone at Notre Dame Stadium, the Campus Crossroads project's most long-rumored addition measures 54.1 feet high and 95.5 feet wide. Its immense LED (light-emitting diode) display screen contains a total of 4,798,976 pixels, the most of any NCAA outdoor venue. "Compared to many boards of similar size, Notre Dame has as much as four times the resolution of what many college and professional football programs are using," said Chris Mascatello, the executive vice president of technology solutions for ANC Sports Enterprises, which manufactured the video board.

The University of Notre Dame has partnered with ANC to install the first major video display system into the iconic Notre Dame Stadium. “Tradition is the cornerstone Notre Dame football,” said Notre Dame Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick. “The seamless integration of the video display system into Notre Dame Stadium will emphasize our tradition by highlighting our legacy through rich visuals, information, and statistics.” The video display system is part of a nearly 800,000-square-foot construction project that has added new structures to the west, east, and south sides of Notre Dame Stadium, transforming it into a year-round venue. The video display system will be highlighted by the largest 10mm surface mount (SMD) display in college football, featuring the most physical pixels in an NCAA outdoor venue

ANC's Dave Compton has been chosen as one of Commercial Integrator's 2017 40 Influencers Under 40. The list helps celebrate the best young talent in the AV, IT and security integration world. Dave was responsible for the final commissioning of the LED system, inclusive of LED, control, and back-end systems to create comprehensive digital media networks at Westfield World Trade Center, Fulton Center and Moynihan Station, the leading transit centers in New York.

How do you transform a sports arena or stadium to meet the needs of the demanding sports fan or concertgoer? Can you make their experience fun, engaging, personal and seamless at the same time? Explore how large-format LED screens or LCD video walls work in concert with small point-of-sale displays, special lighting features, digital menus and even suite/lobby televisions to open up new entertainment-and-revenue-driving opportunities. Listen in to this lively and interactive webinar with Christie Rice from Intel and Mark Stross from ANC as they discuss the new technology advancements that are creating a more enriching, interactive consumer experience.

Westchester Magazine - Walking through Moynihan Train Hall, the new extension of Penn Station, commuters can look up and see not only what time their trains will be arriving but also wander through Coney Island, Chinatown, and Niagara Falls — virtually, of course. It’s a new kind of transit experience, and you might say that ANC in Purchase is, well, LED-ing the way. Known for providing signage, design, and marketing solutions in sports venues, the company gives clients a platform to display larger-than-life advertising and marketing on everything from billboards to jumbotrons to visual displays with Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting. ANC has more than 200 employees around the country, servicing local clients, like Iona Prep and Westchester Community College, in addition to big-name clients, like the LA Dodgers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Austin American-Statesman - In a bid to improve the overall fan experience, UT officials on Thursday announced sweeping audio, visual and technological upgrades being made inside the stadium that will be ready for the 2017 season. Technology company ANC won the contract to install a new video system that contains 14,000 square feet of LED technology. The new video board measures 134.38 feet wide by 55.85 feet high, totaling 7,505 square feet. In a press release, ANC officials said the new board will be the fourth-largest in the NCAA.

Commercial Integrator - It seems like large venues, particularly sports stadiums, are always competing with one another. No sooner than one team issues a press release about how theirs is the world’s largest LED video board than another team is edging closer to one-upping them. EVP of Technology Solutions Chris Mascatello recently spoke with Commercial Integrator Magazine about how the large venue integration market is evolving and offered insight on how venues can keep up with current trends.

Systems Contractor News - Reactive digital signage, driven by near-field communication (NFC) and other technologies, is enabling the shift from kiosk-driven interaction to what could become the AV industry’s golden age of engagement. ANC's Senior VP of Design & Integration Malik Khan recently discussed reactive digital signage with Systems Contractor News and examined how displays now have the ability to react to consumers and will help invite consumers out to stores and transforms shopping into an experience.

How do you transform a sports arena or stadium to meet the needs of the demanding sports fan or concertgoer? Can you make their experience fun, engaging, personal and seamless at the same time? Explore how large-format LED screens or LCD video walls work in concert with small point-of-sale displays, special lighting features, digital menus and even suite/lobby televisions to open up new entertainment-and-revenue-driving opportunities. Listen in to this lively and interactive webinar with Christie Rice from Intel and Mark Stross from ANC as they discuss the new technology advancements that are creating a more enriching, interactive consumer experience.

A mission critical control room will have HD or UDH displays, control systems, and human interface tools that are permanently integrated and never leave the room. While this can include computers and tablets, for access to content and calling up data, for example, if those devices are dedicated to the control room, they are not in the category of BYOD. “BYOD has been proliferating across almost every space, and we’ve seen most manufacturers starting to take an app or cloud-based sharing approach, utilizing built-in security protocols and firewalls in iOS or Android OS, or by tunneling through their own cloud systems and using small download plug-ins on PC’s,” said Malik Khan, senior vice president for design and integration for ANC.

Systems Contractor News - On any given day at Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan, you will find people waiting on line for their Shake Shack burger or commuters rushing off to catch their trains, but opera singers? That’s not something you see every day at the center, which recently hosted A Marvelous Order, an opera based on the lives of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs—ideological opponents and central figures in the development of New York City in the 20th century—as part of the River to River Performance Festival.

The BIG3 Basketball League made its debut on Sunday, June 25th in front of a crowd of over 15,000 and ANC graphics helped pump-up the crowd for all the BIG3 action. ANC designers worked directly with BIG3 to develop engaging in-game content, BIG3 branded content, and player introductions. The content was displayed on the center-hung and fascia displays throughout the arena. ANC representatives were on-site Sunday to serve as production consultants for BIG3 and the ANC will continue to develop graphics for the remaining 9 games in the season.

Westchester Business Journal - ANC may not be a household name, but its products are hard to miss, especially for sports fans. When the NBA championship finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors move to Cleveland for Game 3 next Wednesday, more than 20,000 people will sit under the massive LED screen the Purchase-based company, ANC Sports Enterprises LLC, designed and operates at Quicken Loans Arena. The 5,550-square-foot, four-sided scoreboard was nicknamed “Humongotron” by the team when it debuted in 2014. It’s the largest high definition scoreboard in the country.

Sports Business Journal - The University of Texas has hired ANC to overhaul and upgrade video boards in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium as part of a $4.5 million project.

A new video display in the stadium’s south end zone will be the centerpiece of the deal. The size of the board — 55.85 feet high by 134.4 feet wide — will not change, keeping it the fourth-largest board among college football stadiums, but ANC will significantly improve the quality of the picture.

Austin, Texas – May 22, 2017 – The University of Texas (UT) today announced it has selected ANC to install and operate a new video display system at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium.

The eighth largest stadium in the United States and the ninth largest stadium in the world, the new system atDarrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium will be highlighted by a main video screen in the South End Zone which will measure 55.85’ high by 134.38’ wide. Totaling more than 7,505 square feet, the video display will be the 4th largest in the NCAA. The video display features a physical pixel resolution, providing the truest visuals possible across more than 2,723,840 physical pixels.

Tempe, Arizona – May 18, 2017 – Arizona State University (ASU) today announced that technology solution provider ANC will install a new main video display at Sun Devil Stadium. The display will be ready in time for the 2017 College Football season.

ANC’s 16mm display in the North Endzone will be in the top 10 of the largest displays in College Football, measuring 47.24’ high by 113.39’ wide and with brightness levels exceeding 9,500 nits. The board will feature high-definition replays, real-time statistical updates, and increase fan engagement with interactive graphics and videos.

MTA Arts & Design, MTA Capital Construction, MTA Multimedia Production, Westfield, and ANC helped bring, "The Blowing Bowler" to life at Fulton Center. “The Blowing Bowler” is an animated journey through New York City’s subway car history, from the Beach Pneumatic Transit Company (1870s), Interborough Rapid Transit Company (1910s) and subway cars from the 1940s, 1950s, 1970s to the more recent R-188 car from 2013. Sickels was inspired by the subway system and the continuous movement of MTA riders. He created a dioramic model from wood, clay, fabric, wire, cardboard and found objects, then painstakingly filmed each motion as a frame for the animation. In addition to the main minute-long animation, three shorter loops feature comical cat-and-mouse antics in reference to the round-the-clock operations of the New York City Transit system and a ridership that is always on the move. Images from “The Blowing Bowler” were also posted statically in subway cars, with promotional teasers aired at 30 subway stations via MTA’s On the Go Travel Station kiosks.

When every inch of a baseball stadium is considered hallowed ground, even comparatively small efforts at expansion are undertaken with delicacy. So it goes that Fenway Park has added seating areas to every nook and cranny while optimizing available surface area with new video displays replacing static signage — all with an eye to maintaining the historic integrity of the venue. In the latest of these strategic upgrades,124 seats were added this spring to the right-field grandstands, and the static Cumberland Farms sign was replaced with a Mitsubishi Diamond Vision XL Series 16-mm LED display measuring 14.28 ft. high by 46.19 ft. wide. The new right-field display will improve sightlines for members of Red Sox Nation seated in the grandstands or in areas dotted along the massive left-field wall that every baseball fan knows as the Green Monster.

Purchase, New York – April 11, 2017 – ANC was awarded the Stellar Service Award for ‘Best Tech Support’ from Systems Contractor News (SCN). The winners are featured in the recent Special Spring Edition of Systems Contractor News. ANC received the award in recognition of their dedicated Operations Team, who works with venue partners to deliver flawless event management services. Each year, ANC Operations manages 2,500 live events, schedules 9,000 pieces of content, and resolves 80% of technical issues in less than 5 hours. Whether it’s fixing an LED board after a Bryce Harper Homerun or helping open the new Westfield World Trade Center, ANC’s Operations Team is a proven leader in technical support.

Boston, MA – March 30, 2017 – Boston Red Sox and ANC today announced the expansion of their 10-year partnership with the installation of a new right field LED display for Fenway Park.

The new display will replace the existing Cumberland Farms sign in right field with a 16mm LED display measuring 14.28’ high by 46.19’ wide. In 2011, ANC installed three (3) HD video boards over the bleacher seats and the Green Monster, while integrating various locations of new LED ribbon over the past five years. The new display will feature Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.’s Diamond Vision System Division’s XL Series and will seamlessly integrate with all the existing displays through ANC’s award-winning vSOFT operating platform.

ANC is heading down to the Big Easy with some of the NBA’s biggest superstars for NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, LA. ANC’s 6mm LED displays will be utilized at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center to display engaging game & sponsorship content. The Smoothie King Center will host All-Star Saturday and the All-Star Game while the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will host the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. ANC provides courtside signage to 14 NBA teams and the display systems are customized for each courtside partner. In 2017, ANC also introduced a new 4mm LED courtside display, which is currently featured at both the Phoenix Suns and Portland Trailblazers. “ANC is excited to be a part of one of the NBA’s premier events and we look forward to introducing new technology such as our 4mm LED courtside display to the League and its teams” said Colleen Duffy, Sr. VP Sales, Venue Services. “Our digital signage elevates the game day atmosphere and adds further engagement for fans.”

In the history of ANC, January 22nd is a big day. Some would say it is our biggest day; our first official day as a company. 20 years later, ANC has designed, integrated, serviced, operated, and created content for some of the highest profile installations in the world. Initially founded as a rotational signage company with deep roots in professional sports, ANC’s beginnings were simple. A small staff of dedicated employees took ANC from rotational signage to LED ribbon to large scale video screens in some of the most prominent sports stadiums in the world. Over the past 20 years, ANC transformed into the preeminent technology service provider for stadiums, entertainment facilities, transportation hubs, and retail venues. Beginning with 3 employees and growing to over 200, ANC has always put their partners first, providing them with exemplary service and the highest quality product in the business.

What do sports statistics and the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority have in common? As it turns out, the same disciplines that inform major league teams have been harnessed to power the information and advertising networks deployed in the MTA’s flagship digital transit hub at Fulton Center, the heart of downtown Manhattan’s transportation infrastructure. In the beginning, nearly 20 years before Fulton Center came together, everything was just about paying the bills for Jerry Cifarelli, starting out as a rotational signage provider to the NBA and MLB. Today, he’s in the enviable position of leading a $60-million, full-service technology displays integrator, with no debt and cash on hand to invest in expanding the brand and growing the business.

Gainesville, FL – January 4, 2017 – University of Florida (UF) and ANC today announced the installation of a new center-hung display for the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The install was part of UF’s larger renovation and expansion plans, which debuted at the Men’s Basketball game against Little Rock on December 21st, 2016. The new center-hung structure will include four main video displays measuring 10.08’ high by 17.7’ wide. Four corner board displays measuring 4.72’ high by 22.05’ wide will be utilized for scoring and statistics. The center-hung will also feature a lower LED ring measuring 1.57’ high by 56.69’ wide which will offer sponsors the opportunity to be seen by over 11,000 plus attendees each game. The arena is also equipped with 24’ and 40’ 10mm LED courtside signage, which will be utilized for sponsorship and game content.

Cross Insurance Arena, a hockey arena in Portland, Maine, has partnered with Spectra by Comcast Spectacor to deploy a video display system. Spectra worked with ANC to integrate the system, which uses four video screens measuring 12.6-feet high by 15.75-feet wide, according to a press release. The system will also feature eight LED ribbon displays to use for advertisements, scores and entertainment. "As an established partner of Spectra, ANC stood out for their ability to create a display that will take Cross Insurance Arena to the next level," Matt Herpich, general manager, Cross Insurance Arena, said in the release. "The new display system will empower Spectra and the sports tenants that play at Cross Insurance Arena to create an immersive environment for a variety of sporting and entertainment events hosted at the arena."

Kumho’s subsidiary in the United States, Kumho Tire USA Inc. has expanded its multi-year partnership deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to cover courtside advertising and hospitality possibilities with eight teams belonging to the NBA. This deal will supplement the company’s recent deals to become the official tire of two leading basketball teams, the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets. The eight NBA teams that will be providing Kumho Tire USA Inc. with courtside and backboard stanchion advertising as an outcome of the expanded deal with the NBA are the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Mavericks, the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs.

The new jumbotron in the Reilly Center was not an easy decision. There were many things that went into the planning of the video board such as: which board would have the best visuals, which board would fit the budget best, and most importantly, which board would best suit the fans. Tim Kenney, Director of Athletics, Phil Winger, associate vice president for Facilities, and Steve Campbell, Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations, spent many hours talking to various companies, listening to why each company offered the best option. After deciding on ANC Sports Enterprises’ proposal, they began the actual process of installing the video board starting in September of 2016, said Kenney.

(Portland, Maine) – December 1, 2016 – Spectra by Comcast Spectacor, the providers of Venue Management to the Cross Insurance Arena, today unveiled a new video display system that will be used for all sporting events at the facility, including University of Maine Black Bears men’s hockey games. Spectra partnered with ANC to integrate a new video display system, highlighted by a center-hung display that features four main video screens measuring 12.60’ high by 15.75’ wide. The center-hung is complemented by eight LED ribbon displays, which will be utilized throughout the arena for real-time statistics, crowd entertainment, and advertising messages.

Kumho Tire USA recently announced a multi-year extension as an official partner of the National Basketball Association and in support of that sponsorship, Kumho has developed a local media activation strategy with eight NBA teams in key markets across the U.S. Kumho Tire is currently the Official Tire of the NBA, a first for a global tire manufacturer, and recently renewed their NBA league sponsorship for an additional three years. Kumho also formed multi-year partnerships with two popular and competitive NBA teams as the Official Tire of the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets. These partnerships further expand their presence in the Southeast which is now their new “home court” for their North American headquarters based in Atlanta, GA.

We've been writing about ANC since before Commercial Integrator officially existed as a print entity, with editor Tom LeBlanc posting a shorty about the new video boards at Boston's Fenway Park in December 2000, a month before CI's first issue hit the stands. We took a closer look at the secrets of ANC's success in our second issue with president & CEO Jerry Cifarelli prominently featured on the cover of the March/April 2011 issue spinning a basketball on his finger to highlight the company's focus on bringing digital signage and eye popping video board to pro sports teams around the country.

ANC (anc.com) of Purchase, New York, provided, supervised, and integrated over 5,000 square feet of LED throughout the Westfield World Trade Center Complex, creating a dynamic and immersive stateof-the-art experience. As part of a longterm service agreement with Westfield, ANC helps them set up and program the displays as well as handles maintenance. ANC worked on this top-secret project, from start to finish, for three years after being first contacted by Westfield reps asking their opinion on different display technologies.

Commercial Integrator editors created content to post to Fenway Park video boards using ANC's easy-to-use, drag-and-drop vSOFT software platform. ANC chief technology officer Mark Stross says the company “wanted to achieve the most simple-to-use system as possible.” The vSOFT platform is based on Photoshop, Final Cut and After Effects, he says, with a hyper-resolution engine attached to a known interface. “If you can make it as fast as possible to acquire good content, you’ve already won,” says Stross. “You have to make complicated things easy for people if you want them to be able to use it.” And, while ANC remains proud of the way vSOFT works and how teams use it, they’ve made tweaks over the years based on feedback from the Red Sox and other partners, says Stross.

ANC recently completed two major NCAA Football video displays that made their game day debuts in September. On September 2nd, the University of Nevada, Reno opened their season with a home win against California Polytechnic State University. The new video display made its debut in front of a crowd of 30,000 and is one of the only 12mm displays in College Football.

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania – October 3, 2016 – Bucknell University partnered with ANC to upgrade Sojka Pavilion with a new video display prior to the 2016-2017 NCAA basketball season.

The Bison will look to defend the men’s & women’s regular season Patriot League Championship in front of a new 12’ high by 20’ wide video display. The new display will be located on the north façade of Sojka Pavilion and will supplant the original video board that has been in place since the facility opened in 2003. The new board will help enhance the fan experience by providing live and packaged video, replays, statistics, contests and other entertainment.

Although Purcell Pavilion (basketball and volleyball) and Compton Family Ice Arena (hockey) already have videoboards, next year, Notre Dame Stadium will feature video as part of the game-day experience for the first time. Notre Dame, in partnership with ANC, will install a Mitsubishi Diamond Vision videoboard at the south end and ribbon boards along the east and west facades. The venue’s existing scoreboards will be removed.

As a New York-based integration firm, ANC knew the massive Westfield World Trade Center project would be something special, important and highly publicized. The company also feared that its old name, ANC Sports, would keep it from ever getting the job as systems integrator for the highly coveted project in the first place.

And, while it wasn’t the deciding factor in the integration firm’s decision to simplify and streamline its name, questions about its involvement in the project certainly helped to cement that change after it was chosen to oversee the installation of a world-record 5,000-plus square feet of seamless LED in the 16-acre complex that could attract 100 million visitors every year.

The trailblazing digital display network furnished byANC(formerly ANC Sports Enterprises) will turn heads and monopolize the attention of 100 million visitors expected to pass through Westfield’s 365,000 square feet of retail space each year. ANC's Chief Technology Officer Mark Stross and Executive Vice President of Technology Solutions Chris Mascatello discuss the ins and outs of their multi-year digital signage partnership, which already accounts for one of the largest seamless LED canvases in the world.

Texas Tech University and ANC today announced plans for a new center-hung display for United Supermarkets Arena, home of the Red Raiders men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The new center-hung structure will include four video displays, each measuring 16.38’ high by 25.20’ wide. Underneath the primary screens will hang a uniquely shaped LED ring. The custom lower display features a continuous ring featuring four separate hanging trapezoid shaped sections which can be driven all as one screen or segmented into single images.

ANC's Shane Chinnon-Rhoden has been chosen as one of Commercial Integrator's 2016 40 Influencers Under 40. The list helps celebrate the best young talent in the AV, IT and security integration world. Since joining ANC in 2005, Shane has played an instrumental role in ANC’s growth, both inside and outside of the sports market. Shane is responsible for designing and integrating the control solutions for some of the highest profile display systems in the world, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Humongotron center-hung video board.

Westfield Corporation partnered with ANC to deploy 5,000 square feet of LED throughout the 16 acre Westfield World Trade Center Complex. The unique digital media network features a 4mm LED display measuring 280 feet long featuring 12 continuous HD outputs which can be driven natively, as well as part of the larger canvas in the building in precise frame synch across 18 other displays.

Over the past six months, ANC has deployed the most updated version of its award-winning operating system, vSOFT 2.0 into more than 45 venues. vSOFT 2.0 render engine’s speed has been increased by more than 70 percent, allowing for more than 12,000 pixels to be moved without slowing down the system. This ensures the highest resolution displays on the market today can be seamlessly synchronized across multiple servers creating unprecedented immersive experiences.

July 18, 2016 - ANC was selected as a 2016 CI Industry Leader by Commerical Integrator (CI). CI recognizes the top integrators in 11 key vertical markets and analyzes what keeps them on the top of their games. These 45 industry-leading firms were selected due to their ability to adapt to customer and market demands and are customer and process focused.